Midwest Trainee Investigator Award, American Federation for Clinical Research, 1996
NIH NIAMS Clinical Investigator Award, 1999
Young Investigator Award, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 2000
Cancer and Leukemia Group B Junior Faculty Research Award, 2005
Faculty Career Development Award, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 2006
The Merrick Award for Outstanding Research, Merrick Foundation, 2008, 2011
Edward L. and Thelma Gaylord Prize for Scientific Achievement, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 2013